https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015072101000
生産者側としては持続的にコメを作れるよう生産コストを適切に反映した価格水準が望ましいため、消費者と生産者が適正だと考える価格には隔たりがあり、両立は難しいという認識を示しました。
その上で安定的なコメの生産を続けるためにはコストを賄えない場合の生産者への支援に加えて、高値で購入が難しい消費者への支援も国が率先して行うべきだという考えを示しました。
Producers want to set a price level that appropriately reflects production costs so that they can produce rice sustainably.
However, he said that there is a gap between what consumers and producers consider to be fair prices, making it difficult to achieve both.
In order for producers to continue producing rice stably in the future, they need support from the government.
He also expressed the view that government support is needed for consumers who are unable to purchase rice due to high prices.
********** As a personal opinion ************
新しいJAの会長は、これからの日本の農業の行く末を、補助金だけに頼ることしか考えられない人なのですね。
もっとコメの生産コストを抑えたりして生産性を向上させることなどには、全く興味がないのでしょう。
例えば政府の備蓄米は、災害や凶作による食糧不足時に備える為に、政府が100万トン程度を目安に計画的に保管している「国のお米」のことですが、現状は高コストで作られた美味しい新米を、3~4年も税金を投入して冷蔵保管し、最終的に飼料米として豚などに食べさせています。
結局、高コストな動物用の資料になってしまうのです。
元々が緊急用として備蓄するのが目的のコメなので、例えば安い輸入米を備蓄しても全く問題はないはずなのです。
税金を湯水のように使う事が好きな人達は、そんな事は考えられないんですね。
The new president of the agricultural cooperative seems to be someone who can only think about Japanese agriculture, which relies on subsidies.
These people seem to have no interest in further reducing rice production costs and increasing productivity.
For example, the government's rice stockpile is "national rice" that the government stores in a planned manner, aiming for about 1 million tons, in preparation for food shortages due to disasters or poor harvests.
However, currently, the government purchases delicious new rice, which is produced at a high cost, and stores it in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 years, but it is eventually used as feed for pigs and other animals.
In the end, it becomes expensive animal feed.
Since stockpiles of rice are originally intended to be stockpiled in preparation for disasters, there is no problem with stockpiling cheap imported rice, for example.
However, people who like to spend tax money like water cannot think of such things.